A sign on the 130-year-old pier at Saltburn-by-the-Sea warns people not to jump off it. On a big surf day surfers make their way to the end of the sturdy 206 metre structure and jump like lemmings into the cold, murky North Sea. Words: Simon Palmer Photos: Ian Forsyth

During December 1970 and January 1971, my father, my brother Duncan and I designed the first Bonzer. It was the beginning of an amazing journey. Words: Malcolm Campbell. Photos: Miguel Barreira

Quietly considered and eloquent, you might know of Nathan Oldfield through his films 'Lines From A Poem' and 'Seaworthy'. Surf Screen's Christiaan Bailey popped him a few duly thoughtful questions about creative motivations and the surf film industry. Photos: Nathan Oldfield

James Bowden kissed goodbye to Blighty and set off for Tasmania's wild in January this year. He shares some of his findings along the way with his own distinctive style.

Highs and lows in Morocco. Photos and words by Dan Crockett.

Dane Peterson and Belinda Peterson-Baggs recently travelled to Indonesia with aid supplies that are still much in demand nearly four years after the tsunami... Words: Belinda Peterson-Baggs Photos: Dane Peterson; Adam Kobayashi


Rose Tinted

September 16, 2009 | Words By: Clare

halcyon-summer1_openerHalcyon days. Summer daze. Our rose-tinted paraphrase for that lustful glaze of memories, praise for a sun that – as the air’s chill picks at our bones – always felt hot, whether or not it shone.

halcyon-summer2_drift1Back we gaze at bleached out shores and that sought-after laze of aching limbs from late night waves which lasted hours. And hours. And hours. Forget the rain. Forget the wind. Forget everything but this. This was our summer. This.


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